Total Crime Rate
200.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Copperfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley , and the 74th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Copperfield Road (SK12 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 320.6% higher than the Poynton East and Pott Shrigley average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 161.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Copperfield Road (SK12 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Weller Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Poynton East and Pott Shrigley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyme View Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weller Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vernon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dombey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dombey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weller Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weller Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weller Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnaby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnaby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyme View Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnaby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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